GATINEAU, QUE.—The rules set to come into force Sept. 1 under CRTC broadcasting policy 2008-100 should be reconsidered because they don't address the pitfalls of vertical integration, independent broadcasters told commissioners Tuesday.

After a first week of hearings and early, agenda-setting appearances from the large, vertically integrated broadcasting distributors, independents dominated the final day of the commission's hearings on vertical integration. 

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